--- ./Modules/ld_so_aix.in_orig	2026-10-22 03:12:21.751607064 -0400
+++ ./Modules/ld_so_aix.in	2026-10-22 03:15:08.848748655 -0400
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 	;;
     -bE:* | -Wl,-bE:*)
 	expfile=`echo $1 | sed -e "s/-Wl,//" -e "s/-bE://"`
+	custom_exp="true"
 	;;
     *.o | *.a)
 	objs="$objs $1"
@@ -188,7 +189,9 @@
 
 # Export list generation.
 #echo $makexp $expfile "$objfile" $objs
-$makexp $expfile "$objfile" $objs
+if test -z "$custom_exp"; then
+  $makexp $expfile "$objfile" $objs
+fi
 
 # Perform the link.
 #echo $CC $CCOPT $CCARGS
@@ -197,6 +200,8 @@
 
 # Delete the module's export list file.
 # Comment this line if you need it.
-rm -f $expfile
+if test -z "$custom_exp"; then
+  rm -f $expfile
+fi
 
 exit $retval